Cal State Fullerton’s newly formed Center
for Corporate Reporting and Governance will host an Oct. 17
conference on “Fraud, Ethics and Changes in the Accounting
Profession.” Co-hosting the event is the campus chapter
of Beta Alpha Psi.

Speakers:

Mark Dauberman, first vice president of the California
Society of Certified Public Accountants
Kendall Merkley, audit partner of Corbin & Co. of Irvine
Patrick Kuhse, business ethics consultant

When:

7:30 a.m.-noon, Friday, Oct. 17

Where:

Wyndham Hotel, 3350 Avenue of the Arts, Costa
Mesa

Registration:

Cost for the breakfast workshop is $125 per person
(includes 4 hours of CPE credit), $60 without credit. Group
discounts available. Contact is Laura Atwell, latwell@csiteks.com

Background:

The Center for Corporate Reporting and Governance
was established earlier this year to disseminate information
on current financial reporting issues and interpretations of
financial rules, as well as to publish the results of studies
sponsored or conducted by the center. Training seminars for
corporate executives, audit committees and boards of directors
are planned, as well as workshops and other events to enhance
the financial literacy of investors.

Why:

“Our goal is to serve as a resource
for the business community in Orange County by promoting ethics,
as well as good governance and reporting practices —
and disseminating this information to the investing and professional
community,” said Vivek Mande, CSUF professor of accounting
and center director.

“We look forward to our 2004 Corporate Reporting and
Governance Conference in January, when SEC regulators, nationally
recognized academics and leading business leaders and accountants
will share their views on improving corporate reporting and
governance as a means to restoring investor confidence in
markets,” Mande added.

Additional:

Mande, a 2001-02 Academic Accounting Fellow at
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Economic
Analysis in Washington, D.C., teaches courses in financial accounting
and auditing. His research on auditor
independence and earnings quality have been published in numerous
journals, including Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal
of Accounting and Public Policy and International Journal of
Accounting. An associate member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants, Mande earned his doctorate in accounting from UCLA
and previously taught at City University of New York, University
of Arizona and the University of Nebraska.